A new Christmas story I decided to write. I'll try to get it done by Christmas day, I've been wanting to make this story for year'sbut always put it off, here I am though. Hope you like it. Not much fighting will be here but I'll try for some humor.

Mario and Luigi are putting up the lights for Christmas. Luigi holds the ladder while Mario puts the lights up onto the house. Their breath shows clear as the sunlight on their skin as they work, well more like Mario working. "Boy I can't wait to see looks on the Toad' face when they see our house bro!" Luigi says.

"Yeah sure look can you focus on holding the ladder bro, I don't feel like falling into the snow."

"Yeah, I am Mario I'm just saying, this is going to be the mushroom kingdoms first Christmas! I bet it's gonna be the best Christmas ever!" He happens to smack the ladder making it wobble thus Mario nearly falls off. Just barely saving himself as he grabs the room and holding onto it with all his might.

"Darn it, Luigi I almost fell because you're fooling around!"

"Sorry bro I'm just excited is all."

"That's fine but control yourself until I finish will ya?"

"I'm not making any promises but I'll try my hardest."

"Don't try just do it, if I fall you're finishing the job."

Luigi goes a little pale with this statement. "Right ill be sure to pay attention."

"Good idea."

"You think Daisy might be able to make it? I know she's a princess too and has her own duties but–"

"LUIGI!"

"Oh, right sorry bro." He says sheepishly, Mario rolls his eyes as he loses his patients. Luigi continues to hold the ladder as Mario goes back to putting the lights up. The front door creeks open and Yoshi comes out looking surprised.

"Yoshi?"

"Oh, Yoshi you're up! We didn't wake you did w–"

"Luigi, focus."

"Calm down bro I've got the ladder, do what you gotta do up there already. I feel like getting some food out tonight ya know, after all the work we've done tonight and–"

"We? Luigi, you haven't done a thing!"

"Mario bros, Mario bros!"

Both brothers looked behind them to find blue toad running toward them waving a letter back and forth.

"Oh, look Mario a toad."

"I hear him bro is he holding a letter?" Mario asks without turning his head to look.

"Yeah, it's a pink one, must be from the Princess. Could she have gotten kidnapped?"

"Don't be a mook Luigi, Bowser only kidnaps her on Fridays, its Monday."

"Well it could be from someone else it's happened before."

"Doubt it."

Toad is quick to make it over to the brothers waving the letter at them, "this sent by the princess! Here green Mario."

"Green Mario? My name is Luigi!"

"Oh, it is? Sorry about that Luigi, I'll try to remember next time."

"Its fine, here bro, Luigi tries giving it to Mario."

"I'm kind of busy bro, Toad help me help you and read the letter to me."

"Right! Ahem"He snatches the letter from Luigi and rips it open thus beginning to read. "Ahem.

I send this letter as a cordial invitation for you the Mario brothers to come to my castle tonight. Dinner is to be provided in honor of you and your bravery in saving the mushroom kingdom for over eight months. There will be much food and festivities in your honor.

Yours truly -

Princess Toadstool

Peach

"Wow hard to believe that we've been away from home for so long ain't it bro?"

"Yeah sure, just as long as you hold the ladder straight for me bro."

"Did you even hear a word he said?"

"Yeah, yeah, invite, food, eight months being here got it."

Luigi looks to Toad and shrugged.

"Uh, Mario what are you even doing?" Toad asks.

"Setting up Christmas light. Oh and do me a favor and tell the princess that the Mario bros won't be making it tonight."

"What?! but why ever not? All the food and cake and–"

"FOOD?! CAKE?! MARIO! FOOOD!" Luigi yells ecstatically.

"No, we gotta go cut down our tree."

"Why are you cutting down trees for Mario?" Toad asks.

"To put in our house, not that it's your business of course."

"Actually, it is my business." Toad states in a blunt tone.

"Excuse me?" Mario asks as he stops and stares at Toad.

"The trees of the Mushroom Kingdom are the sole property of the princess and her bloodline and no one else. You'll be committing a felony by cutting even the smallest most pathetic one down. Which leads to serious punishments if not given permission. As a resident of the mushroom kingdom and one of her personal messengers, it is my civic duty to report such atrocities to her highness before they happen fat all possible. Of course, if you come tonight perhaps you can bring it up to her and receive a permit to do so."

Mario sighs. "Fine we'll go tonight; does it have a time?"

"Oh yes let me look here hmm… ah yes, eight o'clock sharp."

"Fine please inform the princess of our coming."

"No need Mario, she already expects you, see you tonight." Toad then runs off back to the castle.

"Yeesh, so much for going tree hunting am I right bro?"

"No worries we'll be at it tomorrow bro!"

"If we're lucky, we need to kiss up to the princess and get her approval first."

"Oh, don't be so rude about it, she's a nice lady!"

"Yeah but all the trees in the mushroom kingdom are you kidding me?"

"She's a monarch get over it, bro."

Mario grunted as he finished putting up the lights. "I say we did pretty good today considering I didn't fall even once."

"Yeah, this place is way better than Brooklyn, remember how hard it was putting those lights up?"

"Yeah especially when those punks tore them down an hour after I got them up EVERY YEAR. Let's change the subject I'm getting angry."

"Right, then let's go get ready for tonight."

"But it's not even four Luigi."

"You got any other ideas?"

Mario looked around and sighed, "no I guess not. Fine. I'm showering first though."

"You do that, I'll iron another pair of clothes for tonight for the both of us."

"Don't burn em like you did last time."

"That's because I was talking to you and got distracted."

"Whatever try not to talk to Yoshi and get distracted bro. I'll out of the shower in a bit bro."

"Okay, I'll be here when you're done."

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